Thats a great story Skiwillgee.
One of my customers is this little old polish guy. Typical looking Grandpa type. One day I got talking to him about how he ended up in the UK. The story he told was astounding. He said that when he was about 14 the germans rounded him and a load of other men up in a truck. He said that he thought that was the end for him and the others. After a long journey they were all unloaded in France where they were used as slave labour on a farm. One day him and a few others managed to escape thanks to the french resistance. He ended up in the UK where he trained up with the Polish forces stationed there.
He then took part in D-DAY and further campaigns until he was wounded later that summer. He came back to England where he met a Nurse who was also polish, and ended up marrying her.
Even now it's hard for these guys to tell their stories. My Nan had brothers in the war, and would only share some snippets as the pain was still very much real. She lost a couple of them. I always remember when Saving Private Ryan came out, I asked if she wanted to go, as they had actually filmed most of it in her home town of Hatfield. But she said she couldn't face it knowing what her Brothers had been through.

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